Things to Do Near Hartford CT

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Avon Old Farms Hotel is situated in the heart of Avon, Connecticut, which was founded in 1830 and is part of the historic and picturesque Farmington Valley. It is just 10 minutes from downtown Hartford and all its attractions and activities.

Our Connecticut hotel is your gateway to everything New England has to offer including public and golf courses, fishing, canoeing, hiking, walking and bicycle trails, as well as shopping including specialty boutiques, malls, and antique stores.

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The Pickin Patch is one of Connecticut's longest running farms, established in 1666! Open Seasonally for pick your produce and vegetables.

Farm Store open daily

Kid Friendly

Pumpkin Patch and Hayrides in the Fall- Tuesday- Friday in October 9AM-4PM. Cider and donuts available seasonally.

Distance from hotel: 32 miles

Located in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where Rockwell spent the last 25 years of his life, this museum houses the world’s largest collection of original Norman Rockwell art, including 998 original paintings and drawings, original art materials, his library, furnishings, and personal items, photographs, letters and more.

Distance from hotel: 50 miles

Dedicated to the preservation of the trolley era, the Connecticut Trolley Museum welcomes you aboard for a three-mile round trip ride on antique trolleys. Before or after your ride you can climb aboard and explore historic static trolleys, check out the interactive exhibits, visit the Fire Truck Museum and see a movie in the theater.

Distance from hotel: 20 miles

Founded in 1903, the New Britain Museum of American Art is the country’s first museum focused strictly on American art and artists. Today, the museum features more than 10,236 works from the colonial portraiture era, the Hudson River School, American Impressionism, and the Ash Can School and a mural series called “The Arts of Life in America” by Thomas Hart Benton.

Distance from hotel: 14 miles

Learn about the bravery and sacrifices of American soldiers during one of the greatest battles in American history. The memorial features a 40-foot bronze and granite monument, two eight-foot black granite plaques honoring the clergy and medical personnel and the World War II Memorial Eternal Flame.

Distance from hotel: 10.5 miles

The largest aviation museum in the northeastern United States, the New England Air Museum features over 100 aircraft spanning from the earliest flying contraptions to supersonic jets in three large exhibit hangars and in an outdoor display area.

Distance from hotel: 9 miles

Distance from hotel: 3.7 miles

Built in 1771, Phelps House served as a tavern for travelers for more than 80 years. Today, the museum includes the tavern room, card room, kitchen, guest rooms, ballroom and meeting room, which are all filled with 18th century furniture and family items from the era.

The Simsbury 1820 House

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Phelps Tavern Museum and Homestead

Distance from hotel:6.8 miles

Built in 1771, Phelps House served as a tavern for travelers for more than 80 years. Today, the museum includes the tavern room, card room, kitchen, guest rooms, ballroom and meeting room, which are all filled with 18th century furniture and family items from the era.

New England Air Museum

Distance from hotel:16.9 miles

The largest aviation museum in the northeastern United States, the New England Air Museum features over 100 aircraft spanning from the earliest flying contraptions to supersonic jets in three large exhibit hangars and in an outdoor display area.

National Iwo Jima Memorial

Distance from hotel:10.5 miles

Learn about the bravery and sacrifices of American soldiers during one of the greatest battles in American history. The memorial features a 40-foot bronze and granite monument, two eight-foot black granite plaques honoring the clergy and medical personnel and the World War II Memorial Eternal Flame.

New Britain Museum of American Art

Distance from hotel:14 miles

Founded in 1903, the New Britain Museum of American Art is the country’s first museum focused strictly on American art and artists. Today, the museum features more than 10,236 works from the colonial portraiture era, the Hudson River School, American Impressionism, and the Ash Can School and a mural series called “The Arts of Life in America” by Thomas Hart Benton.

CT Trolley Museum

Distance from hotel:20 miles

Dedicated to the preservation of the trolley era, the Connecticut Trolley Museum welcomes you aboard for a three-mile round trip ride on antique trolleys. Before or after your ride you can climb aboard and explore historic static trolleys, check out the interactive exhibits, visit the Fire Truck Museum and see a movie in the theater.

Norman Rockwell Museum

Distance from hotel:50 miles

Located in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where Rockwell spent the last 25 years of his life, this museum houses the world’s largest collection of original Norman Rockwell art, including 998 original paintings and drawings, original art materials, his library, furnishings, and personal items, photographs, letters and more.